Tire-protector.



PATENTED MAY 21, 1907.

S. G. WOLFE.

TIRE PROTECTOR.

APPLIGATIGN FILED MAR. 1, 1907.

' JzQfog SAMUEL C. IVOLFE, OF ANGOLA, INDIANA,

TIRE-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 190?.

Apnlioation filed March 1, 1907. Serial No. 360,033.

To a, whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, SAMUEL Cl WOLFE, a citizen of the-United States, residing at Angola, in' the county of Steuben and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TireProtectors of; y

din of the Wheel to which t e protectoris .app ied. The sleeve 10 is provided along its which the following is a-specification.

This invention relates to the art of making resilient tires forvehicles, and has particular the eflioiencyand durability of such tires are increased, and also aims to provide a means for convenient repair of such tires in the event of'punct'ur'es, blowouts, and the like, when on the road. a

Another object contemplated by this invention is the provision of an armored sleeve adapted to be secured to a vehicle wheel or i I tire to prevent slipping and skidding thereof.

For a full understanding of this invention, reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawings,,whereon like parts are indicated by similar reference characters, andin which Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a vehicle wheel of any usual or approved construction andwith the improved protector applied to the tire thereof; Fig; 2 san'enlargedcross "sectional view taken substantially on the views of the securing plate, felly clip, and securing bolt, respectivel Fig. 6 is a perspective view. of the protee or sleeve; Fig. 7 is a face view of the tread of the protector; Fig. 8 is a deta'l view of the-draft hook showin in full lines s form before being applied am in dotted lines the same after being applied; .Fig. 9 is a fragmentary'perspective view o f-asleeve provided with eyelets, and Fig. 10 is a with draft hooks and adapted to be used in connection with the form ofsleeve illustrated in Fig. 9. r

The vehicle wheel hub A, spokes B, felly D, and tireE are; or may be ofany usual or v approved construction, and parse form no part of this present invention. Theprotector sleeve is made of any suitable strong i i'cle from skidding, the protector sleeve is referenee to theprovision of means whereby broken line 22 of Fig.- 1', and showing the" protector applied; Figs. 3-'45 are detailfragmentary view of the securing plate fitted In order to 7 provided with armored plates 12 shown as securedby rivets 13 and which constitute an effective means for securing the re-inforce-\ 'ment strip' tothe main part of the sleeve.

lhe said plates and rivets also constitute effeotive means to prevent slip ing and skidmargins with series of double holes 14 and which may be formed therein by any suitable means according to the structure or compoj sition'ofthe sleeve. In each pair ofithe holes 14 is placed a double ended draft hook 15 of ecuhar form shown inFig. 8, and when in its applied position'is securely locked to the sleeve in such a manner that the draft on the hook comes squarely against the structure of the sleeve at two points whereby the eii'ectiveness of the appliance is greatly enhanced, the short end 15? of the hook coming against the shank of the hook;'

Astrong securing plate 16, of any suitable material, preferably of metal, isprovided for each edge of each section of the protector sleeve. of holes 16 a ong one edge, and spaced to correspond with the spaces between the pairs of holes 14. Each plate is also provided along its opposite edge with a pluralityof slot holes 16, and in whichsecuring bolts 17 are adapted to be inserted,-the T-head 17'" of each bolt 17 being, first slot hole with the bolt ying substantially parallel with the plate and subsequently turning the bolt through an angle of de- ,,grees. When in this position the T-head prevents any possibility of the bolt becoming detached from the plate. A yoke or clip 18 embraces the inner face of the folly and is provided with an intermediate flattened portion 18 andwith threaded ends 18*. The threads of the bolts 17 and clip ends 18 are of opposite character, the one being left handed and. the other righ thanded and as a convenient means for securin g these parts to-- assed through its This late is provided with a series gatheradjustably there are shown turnbuckles 1 9 providedalso with-right and left handed threads. stood that the length of the plates 16 and the number-of yokes employed therewith will be dependent upon the desireofthe user or the exigencies of each particular case. A single yoke and one pair of bolts. 17 might be em ployed in some instances if desired.

. The hooks 15 may be carried applied to the sleeve if desired, or they may be applied It will of course be underthereto when needed. Whenever it is found necessary or desirable to equip the vehicle tire either with a single short section, a long section, or even with a complete covering of then inserted in the slot holes 16 of the plates on opposite sides of, the wheel, the

-yokes 18 applied to the folly and each of which will be secured to a pair of bolts 17 by means of turnbuckle s 19 and with as much tension as may be found desirable or necessary. By means of the above device the protector sleeve may be secured to atire of any ordinary construction or form in such a manner as to make its retention certain, and yet the construction of the protector 15 such;

that the resiliency of the tire is not impaired,

and in case the tire should become deflated the parts are so constructed and assembled that no part of the protector can become detached when in use, and the materials of the several parts of the protector may be varied according to the option of the manufacturer or user and in accordance with the circumstances to be met.

When thehereindescribed' novel securing means are used in connection with a sleeve having rows of eyelets along its margins as indicated in Fig. 9, it is preferable to secure the hooks 15 permanently to the plates 16 in substantially the same manner as above described in connection with the sleeve 10. Each hook being secured in either case by first passing end 15 through the part to which it is to be attached and then bending it by any suitable means snugly against the shank of the hook. As indicated in Figs. 9-10, after the hooks are attached to the plates 16 opposite ends of the hooks are inserted through the eyelets 20*. Securing means employed in this modification are or may be precisely the same as those employed in the form first, described.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as now is:

I. A tire protector comprising a llexiblc sleeve portion having series of holes along its margins, dral't hooks adapted to engage in said holes, plates ol substantially the same curvaturev as the wheel rim and having two sols ol holes, thromlod bolts adapted to engage in one sot of plate holes, the otherset of which engage the hooks aforesaid, one or more yokcs having threaded ends and adapt- "the said slot holes, and means embracing the iwheel an the bolts,

ed to embrace the wheel folly, and threaded )0 means to adjustably secure said bolts to the yoke ends and theprotectorto the tire.

2. In a tire protector, the combination of a flexible sleeve portion provided with a reinforcement strip and armor plates secured thereto by rivets, said sleeve being provided with series of marginal holes, rigid yokes adapted to embrace the telly and extend on opposite sides thereof toward the, sleeve mar ins, devices interengaged with the holes of the sleeve, and means including turnbuckles for securing said devices to 'the Yokes.

3. A device for securing a protector sleeve to a wheel comprising a plurality of doubleendedhooks adapted to be connected at one end with the said sleeve, rigid plates connected with the other end of the said hooks and having slot holes, T-headed boltssecured in 8o andadjns'tably connected with V 4, The combination of a sleeve provided with series of marginal holes, rigid plates curved to conform to the curvature of the v wheel rim and having series of holes s aced the same distance apart as the sleeve ioles, means secured to said plates and embracing the wheel felly, and sets of double-ended hooks securing said plates to the sleeve, one end of the said hooks interenga ed with the sleeve holes and the other end with plate holes, one end of each hook being adapted to be orcedsnugly against the shank thereof whereby the hook is permanently secured to the part embraced thereby.

5. Means for securing a rotectorsleeveto a wheel comprising rigi plates provided with slot holes, bolts having curved ends ter' minating in- T-heads which interlock with said slot holes, and means embracing the. wheel rim and adjustably connected u ith the Said bolts.

6. In a tire protector, the combination of a flexible sleeve, a plurality of" rigid plates curved to conform substantially to the curvature of a wheel rim, means to dctachably secure the said plates to the said sleeve, yokos to embrace the wheel folly, and means to detachably and adjnstably secure said yokes to said curved plates, substantially as set forth.

in tostimonv whereof I alliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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